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Loci covers homes across Clackmannanshire Council. Some postcodes straddle two councils, so check yours above.
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Everything local in Clackmannanshire, in one place
Clackmannanshire Council collects your bins and council tax, runs Forthbank Recycling Centre in Alloa and looks after local roads, schools and libraries. Loci brings it all together, from Alloa and Tullibody to Alva, Tillicoultry and Dollar.
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Recycling centres
Forthbank Recycling Centre in Alloa
Clackmannanshire Council runs one recycling centre, Forthbank in Alloa. Check what you can bring in Loci before you go.
Bowhouse Road, Alloa, FK10 1DA
Open every day. October to March, 8.30am to 6pm. April to September, 8.30am to 8pm. Last entry is 15 minutes before closing.
Not for household waste. Booking is only for commercial customers and for more than seven bags or containers of soil or rubble, with one soil or rubble visit a day. Check the rules on the Clackmannanshire Council website.
Drivers need photo ID plus proof they live in Clackmannanshire, such as a full driving licence or a council-issued Blue Badge or National Entitlement Card. Without it, you'll be turned away.
Forthbank takes garden waste from residents who don't have a brown bin permit.
Glass isn't collected at the kerbside. Take bottles and jars to one of the council's community recycling points.
Clackmannanshire residents, plus Kincardine residents under an agreement with Fife Council.
Council services
Clackmannanshire Council services
From bins to council tax and school holidays, here's what Clackmannanshire Council looks after and how Loci helps.
Clackmannanshire Council empties your green bin, your blue bin for cans and plastics and your grey bin for paper and card every four weeks, and your food caddy every week. Garden waste in the brown bin needs a permit.
Services include
- Bin collection calendar
- Brown bin permits
- Bulky uplifts
In Loci you can
- Get a bin day reminder the night before
- Use Council Search to buy a brown bin permit on the right page
- Report it in a couple of taps. Loci takes you straight to your council's report page
Clackmannanshire Council runs the area's schools and publishes school term dates and holidays.
Services include
- Term dates and school holidays
- School enrolment
- School closures
In Loci you can
- Get reminders when term dates are coming up. Loci syncs council term dates automatically
- Use Council Search to enrol your child on the right page
- Ask AI search about school closures, with links to the council's pages
Clackmannanshire Council sets a Band D charge every year, and your bill depends on your band, from A to H. If your home is on mains water, your bill also includes Scottish Water's charges.
Services include
- Paying your council tax
- Council tax bands and charges
- Council Tax Reduction
In Loci you can
- Use Council Search to pay or check your band on the right page
- Ask AI search what your band costs, with links to the council's pages
- Ask AI search whether you can get Council Tax Reduction
Clackmannanshire Council handles planning applications and building warrants across Clackmannanshire.
Services include
- Searching planning applications
- Applying for planning permission
- Building warrants
In Loci you can
- Use Council Search to find the planning portal
- Ask AI search whether you need permission, with links to the council's pages
- Use Council Search to comment on an application
Clackmannanshire Council's contact page lists online forms, phone lines and the Kilncraigs office in Alloa.
Services include
- Online forms
- Phone help
- Reporting a problem
In Loci you can
- Use Council Search to reach the right contact page first time
- Ask AI search before you call, with links to the pages it used
- Report it in a couple of taps. Loci takes you straight to your council's report page
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Bin guides for Clackmannanshire
The practical detail on the questions residents ask most.
Bins and recycling guides
Every bin guide in one place: bin days, missed bins, bin colours, bank holidays and the new bin rules.
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Missed bin collection?
What to do if your bin wasn't emptied, and how to report it to your council.
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Which bin goes out this week?
Alternate weeks, colour weeks and week A or B, explained.
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What can go in your recycling bin?
What goes in, what stays out and why the rules change between councils.
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Garden waste collections
How garden waste subscriptions work, what they cost and what goes in.
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Food waste collections
How your food caddy works and what goes in it.
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Clackmannanshire council services: your questions answered
Clackmannanshire Council empties your green bin, your blue bin for cans and plastics and your grey bin for paper and card every four weeks. Your food caddy is emptied every week. Put your bins out by 7am. Loci shows your collection days and reminds you the night before.
Yes, for garden waste collections. A permit for 2026/27 costs £52, and brown bins are emptied every three weeks from March to November. Without a permit, you can take garden waste to Forthbank Recycling Centre.
Forthbank Recycling Centre is on Bowhouse Road, Alloa, FK10 1DA. It's open every day, from 8.30am to 6pm between October and March and from 8.30am to 8pm between April and September.
Not for household waste. You only need to book if you're a commercial customer or bringing more than seven bags or containers of soil or rubble. Bring photo ID and proof that you live in Clackmannanshire.
Glass isn't collected at the kerbside. Take bottles and jars to one of the council's community recycling points.
Clackmannanshire Council publishes school term dates and holidays for its schools. Loci syncs council term dates automatically and reminds you when they're coming up.
Yes. Under an agreement with Fife Council, Kincardine residents can take household waste to Forthbank, with photo ID and proof of address.
Yes. Loci is free for residents on the App Store and Google Play.
No. Loci is an independent community platform. Loci links you to the council's official webpages, where you can report problems and make requests.
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